Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Media & Publishing, Industrial Investment and Multi Investment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share lost 0.48%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Emaar The Economic City (SE:4220), which rose 2.29% or 0.30 points to trade at 13.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Salama Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:8050) added 2.01% or 0.34 points to end at 17.28 and Aldrees Petroleum & Transport Svcs (SE:4200) was up 1.80% or 0.40 points to 22.62 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tihama Advertising&Public Relations (SE:4070), which fell 9.82% or 3.50 points to trade at 32.15 at the close. Alujain Corporation (SE:2170) declined 5.56% or 1.38 points to end at 23.46 and Saudi Printing & Packaging Company (SE:4270) was down 5.31% or 0.78 points to 13.90.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 140 to 31 and 6 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tihama Advertising&Public Relations (SE:4070) fell to 52-week lows; falling 9.82% or 3.50 to 32.15.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.47% or 0.21 to $44.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.15% or 0.07 to hit $46.93 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 1.58% or 20.15 to trade at $1255.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.62% to 4.1806, while USD/SAR rose 0.03% to 3.7509.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.54% at 97.43.